预算在高等教育中遇到的困难：一个领导的讲话[外文翻译].docVIP

原文： Budget Woes in Higher Education: A Call for Leadership A Bloomberg news article noted that 30 states have proposed $5.5 billion in higher education cuts, including $1.5 billion that have already occurred. At least 10 states are considering double-digit increases in tuition at their public universities. The rising tuition costs could mean that as many as 110,000 of the 2.8 million students slated to graduate from high school this spring may not be able to afford to attend state colleges and universities next fall (Ziegler, 2002). Private colleges are feeling the pain, too, with higher tuition and reduced monies for scholarships The financial problems faced by academic departments do not appear short term in nature (Jones, 2003; Selingo, 2003).? Ray Scheppach, respected economist and veteran executive director of the National Governors Association, stated that without major system corrections in state funding mechanisms, it is quite likely that the $40 billion worth of budget deficits the state legislatures now face may be the beginning of? perpetual fiscal crisis for state governments (Pierce, 2002).? Findings Among the 97 participants who responded to the survey, the majority reported their academic units had experienced budget cuts or withholdings in the past 24 months.? Of the total group, two-thirds (67%) reported they had experienced budget reductions and their responses comprise the answers to the specific questions on how budget reductions were addressed.? The other one-third of the participants also completed the background information that is cited in the above section. Budget Reductions Addressed With regard to how the departments addressed their budget reductions, participants responded to three categories of items -- personnel, financial, curriculum.? They were asked to identify the primary ways they dealt with department budget reductions and to check all items that applied in each category.? The most common response strategy used related to personn